Obituaries - Topics from July, 2013

Jennifer “Jennie” Googe, 40, died Sunday, July 21, 2013. Jennie was born May 23, 1973 in Appling County. She was a member of Midway Baptist Church. Jennie was employed by the United States Postal Service as a mail carrier. She was preceded in death by her father, James Edward Googe and a sister, Pamela Janet Googe.
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Carlton Donald Jackson, 78, died July 20, 2013 in the Genesis Health Care System. Jackson was born Nov. 11, 1934 to the late Lewis and Nancy Jackson. He was a lifelong resident of Appling County and a member of Zoar Baptist Church. Jackson was a security guard at the Georgia State Prison in Odum. He also proudly served the United States of America in the National Guard. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Connie Stark, a sister, Betty Lightsey and three brothers, L.W., Andrew and Bruce Jackson.
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Frances Tillman Presley, 94, died Thursday, July 25, 2013. Mrs. Presley was born Sept. 29, 1918 in Appling County to the late James Herman Tillman and the late Effie O’Connor Tillman. She was a member of Harmony Baptist Church where she served as church treasurer for many years. Frances retired from B. C. Moore’s.
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James Watts Chance, 83, died July 6, 2013 at Fairview Park Hospital in Dublin. Chance was born Dec. 18, 1929 to the late William Henry and the late Bell Johnson Chance. He proudly served our country in the Korean Conflict in the United States Army. He was a retired machinist and worked for Reynolds Aluminum. Chance was a member of the American Legion and the Moose Lodge. He had lived in Appling County for 19 years.
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Travis “Trap” Vaughn, 33, passed away Monday, July 1, 2013 at the Southeast Georgia Health System in Brunswick after an extended illness. Trap was born September 30, 1979. Upon accepting Christ in his life while living at GBCH, he joined First Baptist Church in Blackshear. He was a native of Laurens County and had lived in Appling County area for more than 18 years. Travis completed school in Appling County and attended ATEC for welding.
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Mary Jane Hendrix, 81, died June 28, 2013 in Jesup. Mrs. Hendrix was born Nov. 23, 1931 in Homestead, Florida. She worked in the School Food Service Department for the Appling County School System before she retired. Mary was a member of Piney Grove Freewill Baptist Church in Bristol. Mrs. Hendrix has lived in Appling County since 1973.
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Miles Funeral Home in Hazlehurst announces the funeral service for Andrew Blevins, 37, of Baxley, who passed away Thursday, July 4, 2013. Services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday at Bible Baptist Church in Hazlehurst. The Rev. Manford Gilbert and the Rev. Jinker Horton officiated with burial in the Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery in Jeff Davis County with Military honors.
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John C. “Joey” Bracewell III, 56, passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013. He was a resident of Appling County. He was a long time employee of J.C. Bracewell, Jr. Enterprises and was preceded in death by his parents, John Charles Bracewell, Jr. and Grace Bracewell.
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William Franklin (Frank) Ellis, 79, of Lawrenceville, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2013. He was the eldest son of the late William Calvin and Alice Meeks Ellis of Baxley, and was preceded in death by siblings, Jasper Benjamin (Jakey) Ellis, Johnny R. Ellis, and Jeanette Ellis Barnard.
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Shirley Holton Griffin, 59, passed away Sunday, June 23, 2013 at the Medical College of Georgia. She was a native of Coffee County and had lived the past 39 years in Appling County; a Certified Nurse’s Assistant for 15 years at Appling HealthCare System and a member of Harvest Chapel Church of God. She was preceded in death by her parents; EZ and Mary Viola Holton; three brothers, Allen Bryant, Ronnie Cothern and Billy Stapleton and a daughter in-law, Kim Griffin.
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Jerome Revels, 59, died June 21, 2013 at 519 Heath Street in Baxley. Jerome was born to the late Robert and Vonoree Revels on Oct. 21, 1953. He was married to Selina Revels and served the citizens of Appling County for 25 years as deputy of the Appling County Sheriff’s Department.
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Jimmie Lee White passed away on June 26, 2013. Jimmie was born April 2, 1945 in Surrency to the late Rufus and Hazel White. His Christian experience began at an early age. Upon accepting Christ in his life, he joined Second Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church. He attended the Appling County School System; upon graduating he began his career as a self-employed logger.
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